For those of you who remember the Terri Schiavo case, you may remember another name connected with the event, and that is David Gibbs III. Mr. Gibbs is a part of the Christian Law Association (CLA) and was the chief lawer assigned to the case. For chapel today we had Dr. Gibbs speak about the case and what the real story is. We heard a much different account of what happened than what the media presented to us. By the media she was presented as a (to put it bluntly) brain dead vegetable being kept alive by machines. When in reality this was not at all the case. She was handicapped, yes, but she was just as alive as any of us. She squealed with joy every time her parents came to see her. She liked music. She let the doctors know when she needed things like Tylenol or Aspirin. The only thing she could not do on her own to keep her body healthy was feed herself because her hands were not coordinated to that degree. It is truly an amazing story about the struggle to save this woman's life that stirred a nation, from the grassroots level, to the White House. Afterwards he gave everybody there a free copy of the book he wrote explaining the story in greater detail. This is truly one of the blackest marks on American history, and one which should never be forgotten.

Ryan

P.S. For more information on the book go here.

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